Police officer accused of illegally parking

A policeman accused online of illegally parking at River Valley to buy prata was instead attending to a case of public nuisance, the police told The Straits Times on Saturday (Sept 2).

Facebook user Cinorom Elicebmi had posted four photos and two videos of what he claimed was a police officer illegally parking near Spize restaurant, at 409 River Valley Road, on Friday night.

In his post, which can no longer be accessed publicly, he wrote: "Share if you think Singapore Police Force is not above the laws... LTA has painted lamp posts and sign posts within closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitoring zones with bright orange vertical strips."

He shared pictures of a police car parked next to a parking enforcement camera, and videos of a police officer standing along the row of shophouses.

"In tandem, 'No Waiting' signs at passenger pick-up points with CCTV cameras are installed to remind we motorists that we 'commoners' are not allowed to wait at these pick-up locations other than immediate boarding and alighting of passengers," he wrote. "Today, this police officer blatantly (flouted) the above rule to do what? Buy roti prata!"